The Internet has long been home to all kinds of sites
about Freemasonry, pro and con.
However, it has been hard to find reliable, vetted information on the web
on this topic.
This page has electronic editions of core texts on Freemasonry in the
public domain, presented complete and unaltered.

The Dionysian Artificers
by Hippolyto Joseph da Costa [1820]An essay by one of the pioneers of Freemasonry on an important ancient mystery religion.

Illustrations of Masonry
by William Morgan [1827]An early 19th century account of Freemasonry which inspired a great deal of controversy.

The Builders
by Joseph Fort Newton [1914]One of the most readable introductions to Masonic history and philosophy,
including (for once) a factual account of how
Freemasonry emerged in the 18th century.